Omar Minaya

Omar Minaya has spent four decades working in Major League Baseball front offices. He began his career with the Texas Rangers from 1985-97 in scouting roles, including amateur scouting, coaching, and leading the league's first dedicated professional scouting department. He served as Senior Assistant General Manager for the New York Mets (1997-2002), then became baseball's first Hispanic General Manager when appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Montreal Expos (2002-04). He returned to the Mets as General Manager (2004-10), achieving a .521 winning percentage from 2005-10.